HOW PARASARA DIFFERS FROM OTHERS - Saptarishis Astrology

The knowledgeable astrologers have said many sastras in different ways is known since
the beginning of the eons, but Parasara Muni‟s recollection is authenticating.
This type of slokas we find in almost all the books and some palm leaves in Parasara‟s
name. In order to find the importance given to Parasara, one among the above said
eighteen rishis who propagated this science, I started collecting and studying various
available books written on Parasara‟s system and other systems also. After perusing all
the available books and palm leaves written by those, who have no knowledge in the
basics of astronomy/astrology, and lived after Varahamihira (123-40 B.C.) and Kalyan
Varma (First Century A.D.).
Varahamihira said in his “Pancha Siddhanthika” that Poulastya Siddhantam and
“Lomasa Siddhantam” were written by Laata Deva. So it can be presumed that the other
16 were not written till the time of Varahamihira. Kalyana Varma in his „Saravali‟ says
thus:-
शलस्तय कृ ताशन भ शनशब् ऩशयहृत्य ऩ यातनाशन ळास्त्राशि
शोया तंिं यशचतं लयाशशभशशिा वंषेऩात ्
याशळ दळलगा बूऩशतमोगाम दाामतो दळादीनाभ ्
शलऴम शलबागं स्पष्टंकत ुं नत ळक्यतेमतस्तेन
अत एलशलस्तयेभ्यो मलन नयेंद्राशद यशचतळास्त्रेभ्य्
वकर भवायं त्यक्त्वा तेभ्य् वायं वभ शद्रमते
Leaving the topics in the sciences, elaborately propagated by the ancient rishis, Varahamihira
delivered the theory of Hora in a simple manner. Where by it is not possible to discuss the division
of topics like rasi, dasavargas, raja yogas, longevity, dasas etc.., Therefore I will extract the
essential topics by avoiding the worthless topics.
According to this 1 Varahamihira wrote Laghu Jatakam, not Brihat Jatakam 2 . The other
books also Laghu Samhita, Laghu Yatrapatalam; and his first book was Pancha
1 Query: According to What
Reply by Author:
i) According to the above said slokas by Kalyana Varma. Not only that, by the commentary of Bhattotpala to
Laghujatakam. There he says
Sloka: Bhattotpalo laghutaram jaataka tteekam karothi
Tadaya maavamtikaacaarya varaahamihiro
Jyotih sastram samgraham krutva.
Here Bhattotpala says that Varahamihira wrote Jyothissastram in simple.
ii) According to Pandit Vedam Lakshminarayana Sastry in his article „Varahamihiras History‟ in Telugu
language. And a translation of Brihat Jatakam by Dr Boddakoorapati Venkatarangachari.